Legal Internship – Banking & Finance

If you're eager to apply your university education in a practical setting and embark on a transformative internship experience in banking and finance law, we invite you to apply for our Legal Internship. Unlock your potential, gain valuable insights, and prepare for a successful career in the financial industry.

At Garanti BBVA International, we believe in empowering the next generation of finance professionals. Our Legal Internship Program offers a unique opportunity for proactive, ambitious individuals to gain practical experience in banking law, regulatory compliance, and international finance. We provide a supportive and inclusive environment that values personal growth, professional development, and initiative.

Internship Overview: As a Legal Intern, you will play a crucial role in our Legal Department, working alongside experienced Legal Counsels. This internship is designed to provide you with hands-on experience and insights into banking law, corporate transactions, and regulatory frameworks in an international banking environment..

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in drafting, reviewing, and organizing finance-related legal documents such as guarantees, letters of credit, and facility agreements.

• Conduct legal research on EU and Dutch financial regulations, banking law, and regulatory changes.

• Support the Legal Counsel team with transaction processes and compliance-related matters.

• Collaborate with internal departments such as Risk, Compliance, and Finance on legal and regulatory issues.

• Help monitor developments in EU and Dutch prudential supervision and assist with internal updates.

• Provide general support on administrative and organizational tasks within the Legal Department.

What You'll Gain: This internship offers a comprehensive learning experience that will allow you to:

• Develop skills in legal drafting, research, and risk analysis.

• Gain insight into trade & commodity finance, corporate finance, and regulatory compliance.

• Understand the practical applications of law in an international banking environment.

• Work closely with experienced lawyers and business teams in a dynamic, multicultural setting.

Who We're Looking For:
We seek interns who embody the following competencies:

• Being enrolled as a Law student (Master’s or advanced Bachelor’s) at a Dutch university for the entire period of the internship.

• Experience and strong interest in banking law, commercial law, corporate finance, and regulatory compliance.

• Analytical, detail-oriented, and proactive, with strong problem-solving skills.

• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively, managing multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.

• Strong time management abilities and meticulous attention to detail.

• Proficiency in multiple languages is an advantage in our international context.

• Basic data analysis and research skills, with the ability to draw meaningful insights.

• Strong presentation skills to convey findings and recommendations effectively.

• Effective written and verbal communication skills

• Languages: Proficiency in multiple languages is an advantage in our international context.

• English: full professional proficiency (required).
  Dutch: native/bilingual (preferred).

What we offer.

• Full-time internship for a period of minimum 6 months.

• We offer you an environment where you can accelerate your learning curve at a reputable mid-size bank in The Netherlands, part of a global Bank BBVA.

• Becoming part of a dynamic team in an international working environment.

• Learning library of Garanti BBVA International

• Monthly meetings with fellow interns and company leaders

• Internship gratification of €650,- for Bachelors and €800,- for Masters students

• Compensation Travel Costs

• Internet costs €45, - per month

Our organization:

Work at Garanti BBVA International
Garanti BBVA International (“GBI”) is a mid-sized European bank established in Amsterdam, the Netherlands since 1990 and serves to corporate and institutional and retail clientele. GBI is a wholly owned subsidiary of Turkiye Garanti Bankasi A.S. (Garanti) and has presence in Germany, Switzerland and Turkey. Our ultimate parent is BBVA. Aa dynamic “global boutique” bank, Garanti BBVA International offers fast, accurate, innovative, tailor-made and country-specific financial solutions in selected business lines though highly skilled and diverse talent management. We embrace creativity, are centered towards teamwork and oriented to create multicultural environment as we believe this to be a crucial element. Our vision is future-oriented and as a one big team GBI strives for corporate excellence and goal achievement. By joining our organization, you will find yourself constantly challenged and must be prone to apply out-of-the box thinking.

Life at Garanti BBVA International

GBI is a place for people who dream big and make their dream their goal. We look for people who will challenge the status quo in order to grow. We stand as one team, one family and together we are empowered to create our unique path, be agile, be curious and innovative. Strong partnerships ensure our success. Strong teams hold our foundation. We believe that diversity drives innovation and fosters personal development. We aim to create a working environment where employees are able to learn through support and coaching while contributing visibly to the success of bank.

Our Core Values

GBI is part of BBVA, an integrated and innovative financial institution that looks to the future, created with the mission of financing people’s dreams. That spirit continues to inspire us today and encourages us to transform people’s lives by helping them make the best decisions to fulfil their dreams. This mission is underpinned by our Purpose: “To bring the age of opportunity to everyone”. We live these values, which make us strong and allow us to achieve our purpose so we can keep creating opportunities.

Customer Comes First
We see our work from the customer's perspective, as we incorporate their point of view in every decision we make and always put their interests first. We meet our customer's needs in an agile way, overcoming any difficulties that arise.

Think Big
We want to amaze our customers with the best solutions to generate unique experiences. To achieve this, we set ambitious and inspirational challenges for ourselves, while questioning everything we do and posing new ways of doing things.

One Team
We are committed both to our individual role and the company's objectives as our own. We work as one team, trust our colleagues and break silos between units and hierarchical barriers.

Application:

If you are ready to join our team and contribute to the success of company, we encourage you to apply by submitting your resume and a cover letter. 

Online Application: Click on the link below to access our online application portal and submit your application.

We appreciate your interest in our organization and look forward to reviewing your application. Should you have any questions or require further information, please don't hesitate to reach out.

Please note that we do not appreciate any acquisition efforts for this vacancy by recruitment agencies.